Tag Archives: scandal

Strictly Speaking: Week 6

Posted on October 29, 2018 by mkmswain

Ah, Halloween Week – the annual dumbing down of Strictly. Why have subtext or delicate concepts when you can instead bumble about dressed in the most thuddingly literal, kids-dressing-up-box interpretations of groaningly repeated and/or entirely insane songs? Read my full Dancing … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 4

Posted on October 15, 2018 by mkmswain

Everything’s fine, we’re all lovely, why do you ask, oh I’ve always had that twitch, silly really, just keep smiling, did I mention I rescued an orphaned puppy from a fire last week, no reason, that’s just me, and of … Continue reading →

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An Ideal Husband, Vaudeville Theatre

Posted on May 6, 2018 by mkmswain

Classic Spring’s third Oscar Wilde production gains extra piquancy from Amber Rudd’s resignation – dealing, as it does, with political scandal and social hypocrisy. It’s another facet for Jonathan Church’s well-balanced revival, which proves as handsome, witty and ultimately kindly … Continue reading →

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Waste, National Theatre

Posted on December 4, 2015 by mkmswain

A principled reformer destroyed by a combination of sex scandal, religious hypocrisy and machine politics: Harvey Granville Barker’s drama, banned by the Lord Chamberlain in 1907, still feels eerily pertinent. However, in Roger Michell’s arid production of this overlong play, … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged abortion, affair, Charles Edwards, church, drama, ham and high, Harvey Granville Barker, london, mp, national theatre, olivia williams, play, politics, review, Roger Michell, scandal, sex, theatre, waste | Leave a comment

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Posted on October 12, 2015 by mkmswain

Ah, Strictly theme weeks. Regular readers will know I look forward to these about as much as emergency root canal surgery with a rusty saw. We reached a nadir last year with the addition of Donnie (Baby!) Osmond during Movie Week. On … Continue reading →

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Accolade, St James Theatre

Posted on November 18, 2014 by mkmswain

Reclaiming lost plays can be unnecessary indulgence, but Blanche McIntyre’s note-perfect production of Emlyn Williams’ 64-year-old work ushers in the renaissance of a thoroughly modern masterpiece. This progressive examination of ethical relativism, trial by media and the tension between public … Continue reading →

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First Episode, Jermyn Street Theatre

Posted on November 1, 2014 by mkmswain

Rediscovered work offers aficionados a tantalising piece of the puzzle. Terence Rattigan’s callow debut, reborn after 80 years in obscurity, bears the hallmarks of his later plays, notably closeted ardour and the torment of unequal passion, but is more study … Continue reading →

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A melodramatic production that needs more bite to really engage

Posted on October 17, 2014 by mkmswain

You would think the 2005 London bombings and their turbulent aftermath offer more than enough drama for an 80-minute play, but actor-turned-writer Damien Tracey adds to the mix political intrigue, romantic scandal, and not one but two ethnically charged revenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 2005, 7/7, bombings, bus, drama, extremist, gun, ham and high, hate preacher, hostage, islam, islamic, london, manchester, media, murder, muslim, park theatre, play, politician, politics, pr, revenge killing, review, scandal, shooting, terrorism, terrorist, theatre, tube, warde street | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: scandal

Strictly Speaking: Week 6

Strictly Speaking: Week 4

An Ideal Husband, Vaudeville Theatre

Waste, National Theatre

Strictly Speaking: Week 3

Accolade, St James Theatre

First Episode, Jermyn Street Theatre

A melodramatic production that needs more bite to really engage

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